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Old 08-10-06, 12:58 PM
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High speed shimmys are fun.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/shimmy.html

It cannot be fixed by adjustments because it is inherent to the geometry and elasticity of the bicycle frame. The longer the frame and the higher the saddle, the greater the tendency to shimmy, other things being equal.
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